phil882 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Its WxChallenge time again. Looks like we are starting up in Miami, Florida this year. Anyway this is the official discussion thread and I'll try to update things when I can. For Anyone that Wants more information on the contest go here: http://www.wxchallenge.com/ In addition there have been a few changes made to the contest this year, all of which you can read here, including a new beta tournament that has yet to be announced. And here are all the forecast cities for this season. So who's playing this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I'm in! WXWA91, from Plymouth State University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlontz Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Crap. I meant to sign up for that. Too late now I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Do we have to be a meteorologist or pro forecaster to try? EDIT: Im playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Do we have to be a meteorologist or pro forecaster to try? No, anyone can sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMIweather Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I'm in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard92 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I am playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlontz Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Do we have to be a meteorologist or pro forecaster to try? All undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni of a higher education institution are eligible to participate in the contest. In the future, this contest may be open to lower education institutions and the public, but currently only higher education institutions may participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 absolute deadline is 21z today, so still time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 Oh yea if you are playing, post you 6 digit identifier so we can find you! Also if you want to tell us what school you are representing that would also be cool! I'm kpap88 representing SUNY Albany as a Grad Student (cat 2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard92 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I am blizz92 representing Cornell University Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 jthyde playing in Cat.4 from Millersville University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMIweather Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 shkwgt in the Freshman/Sophomore category representing the University of Oklahoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 negNAO at Valparaiso. My first time doing it so here goes noting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 First Year doing this. Category 4 for Central Michigan University. ID: kab279 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazess556 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 blazer for Penn State. cat 3 this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.B. LaForce Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 lafor4 Cat 3 for Central Michigan University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I'm mrwill from Miami. I guess that gives me home field advantage this first round. My scores have actually gone downhill each year since junior year of undergrad at UAlbany... not because I've become a worse forecaster but because I've had less and less time each year to devote to forecasting! (and get a lot more missed forecast penalties) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uofmiami Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Missed the deadline, would have played as alumni for the "U" Good luck to those in the contest. Looks like UM contestants have home field advantage for the first city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 My six-letter code name is jfrizz and I am a category four forecaster for North Carolina State University. I won the class forecasting contest last year, but this will be much more difficult as I have no experience predicting wind speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 QUINCY here. first time participating since senior year of college (2008-09) What killed me that year was the fact that I forgot a couple of times and it absolutely dragged me down. I started off in the top 100 and had some very solid showings... This year I am inputting a 4-day forecast just in case every weekend, so there's no chance I forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 JacobC here for Rutgers University, doing it for the first time (since it is required for my Synoptic class!). Will probably get my butt kicked... How do I know what my "category" is? Edit: Category 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 JacobC here for Rutgers University, doing it for the first time (since it is required for my Synoptic class!). Will probably get my butt kicked... How do I know what my "category" is? It's just what class year you are. Cat 4 is Freshman/Sophmore, Cat 3 is Junior/Senior, Cat 2 is Graduate Student, and Cat 1 is Post Docs and Professors. More recently they added a Cat 0 which is for former Alumni, although they can't play for the team or win awards like trophies or participate in the year end tourney. IIRC I think that puts you in Cat 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjames1992 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Precip could be tricky in Miami with scattered thunderstorms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Precip could be tricky in Miami with scattered thunderstorms... That's what I'm thinking too. Nothing like a little bit of convection to throw off a precipitation forecast. Problem is, its likely the only thing that will make this city difficult since temps will not hover too far above or below normal, so those that have the superior precipitation forecasts this week will definitely be up there in the rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebreaker5221 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Welcome to forecasting precip in Miami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Day 1: 88F / 75F / 11 knots / .27" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 87F/76F/7 knots/0.25" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kab2791 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Day 1: 89F / 76F / 8 knots / 0.30" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 89 / 75 / 7 kts / 0.35 The precip is gonna be a pain with convective showers all the time down there. Oh well, I guess in a way that makes it fun too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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